The two F478 reach stackers working at Pevek.

CVS Ferrari dealer Terminal Group has delivered a second F478 reach stacker to the Port of Pevek in Chukotka, Russia.

Like the earlier machine, the region's extreme climate presented a technical challenge to CVS Ferrari's engineers. The first F478 unit has been working in Pevek for two years.

Area manager Matteo Tosi tells Forkliftaction.com News freight navigation is only allowed at the Port of Pevek, which is in the northern part of Chukotka region facing the Arctic Ocean, in the summer, because of icing on the sea surface.

"Temperatures can go down to -30C and the units are working during winter as well," Tosi says.

CVS Ferrari designed the reach stacker's tanks and hydraulic lines to work at low temperatures. The units are kept warm at night using electricity, to ensure a prompt start-up of the unit the next day. Electric heaters are also integrated into the machines.